Roaring Thunder
2006Test pilots in fictionTest pilotsInventors in fictionJohnson, Clarence L. in fictionAeronautical engineers in fiction
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"The sensational story of the jet age of aviation revolves around remarkable geniuses: Sir Frank Whittle, the British inventor of the jet engine; Hans von Ohain, a German jet-engine designer who came to work for the U.S. government; famed aeronautical engineer Kelly Johnson; the daring test pilot Tex Johnston; and many more, brilliant men who conceived extraordinary early airplanes and had the courage to fly them to new horizons."--Jacket.
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Test pilots in fictionTest pilotsInventors in fictionJohnson, Clarence L. in fictionAeronautical engineers in fictionWhittle, Frank, in fiction
First published 2006Characters & people
About the author
Walter J. Boyne
2 Feb 1929 – 9 Jan 2020
Walter J. Boyne (February 2, 1929 – January 9, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, Command Pilot, combat veteran, aviation historian, and author of more than 50 books and over 1,000 magazine articles. He was a director of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and a Chairman of the National Aeronautic Association. **Source**: [Walter J. Boyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_J._Boyne) on the Wikipedia.
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